"Don't say my position again". Chilling words, knowing you are going to be on the ground fighting for your very survival in just moments.
@monkegames61334 жыл бұрын
It's Serbia, they didn't kill any pilots who ejected. (unless you mean landing in the middle of nowhere)
@peregrinefalcon95134 жыл бұрын
@@monkegames6133 the only pilot that got killed is I belive the one that got hit by a SAM directly in the cockpit
@petemitchell99964 жыл бұрын
We don't kill pilots don't worry. We're not savages as shown by the CNN during the war.
@peregrinefalcon95134 жыл бұрын
@@petemitchell9996 well Serbia never tried to capture/kill American pilots but you cant choose where will your missile hit,it was a radar guided missile
@jack_of_all_trades_master_none4 жыл бұрын
No doubt they were listening. Heck I have a transceiver in my car that can get on Airforce S&R frequencies. Well I say that but I mean back years ago. I don't think they use the HF bands much anymore. My father once got his ass chewed for being on a military channel. Thinking it was in between the 50 or 60 meter band.
@christophemissinne39324 жыл бұрын
After the war they found the canopy in the backyard of a local guy. He had found it and used it to make a dogshelter. The local museum at Belgrade airport managed to convince the guy to donate it, but in return they had to build his dog a new shelter(which they did) The canopy, along with a predator drone, are now on public display. If you ever manage to go to the museum don't have the coffee. I managed to ditch mine but a cactus lost its life in the process.
@antimitsu4 жыл бұрын
The cactus died so others may know not to drink the coffee at Belgrade airport
@smannee3 жыл бұрын
Murderer! What did that poor cactus ever do to you?
@fightmilk86133 жыл бұрын
Lol
@unbearifiedbear18853 жыл бұрын
I had no idea Predator MQ-1 were around in the 90's.. first I saw/heard of them was Afghan Thanks for the info 👍❤
@HazzyBeats3 жыл бұрын
imagine being a dog living in a jet canopy
@patchusmaximus2 жыл бұрын
What's crazy, is my second commander was his wingman and talked about how terrified he was during the situation. Then later in my career, I worked with one of the rescue crew members who picked him up. Said Goldfein was as calm and collected as anyone was when they picked him up, and obviously was grateful. Still buys all of them a 5th every year on the anniversary. He's a good dude.
@areallybigdwarf45604 жыл бұрын
from a F-16 to throwing rocks like a caveman, what a night.
@RsRj-qd2cg4 жыл бұрын
Who did he throw rocks at? I thought he got rescued.
@Panzerfaust-zu7pq4 жыл бұрын
@@RsRj-qd2cg @10:23 he had to throw rocks at an animal
@JZ9094 жыл бұрын
If I remember right, he went and flew a combat mission again the next day or something like that. Didn't want the shoot down to rattle the squadron.
@mauricehinton58894 жыл бұрын
@@Panzerfaust-zu7pq Being Serbia, probably a bear or wolf
@botiroti14 жыл бұрын
Wildman of the region......call em woodboogers in GA
@Deuce_Dufresne4 жыл бұрын
Gen Fingers Goldfein is a badass and incredible leader that got the Air Force back on the right track. Nicely done, Mover!
@Deuce_Dufresne4 жыл бұрын
@Juha Bach what are you talking about?
@dogsbd4 жыл бұрын
@@Deuce_Dufresne Juha Bach is a douche, he doesn't know what he's talking about.
@tropickman4 жыл бұрын
Didn't they attack Libya next; turning one of the richest and most developed countries in Africa into a lawless hell hole, ruled by militant gangs, who run slave markets and trafficking?! Didn't millions of migrants from Africa then pour into Europe, mostly transiting via Libya?
@ruturajshiralkar55663 жыл бұрын
@@tropickman it was Mark Welsh III
@fastkarr82563 жыл бұрын
@@tropickman refugees came to Europe from Syria
@fishon73014 жыл бұрын
Reminds me of my boss' evasion in North Vietnam after ejecting from his F-4D, and evading for 23 days before being rescued (front seater didn't make it). He only talked about it once. Said he never left any food on his plate after that. Roger Locher. A fine man and a great boss. He was PACAF/SE when I worked for him.
@Russellsagecline4 жыл бұрын
Lodge didn't make it. I know the sad story.
@pontiacGXPfan3 жыл бұрын
Oyster Flight
@abandonedaccount1233 жыл бұрын
did the pilot not have time to eject or did they lose their life later on when evading?
@pontiacGXPfan3 жыл бұрын
@@abandonedaccount123 i think the g forces made it impossible for him to reach the ejection handles
@abandonedaccount1233 жыл бұрын
@@pontiacGXPfan oh, rip :(
@tmytyson4 жыл бұрын
Was lucky enough to hear him speak at my college right after he became CSAF: "and yeah, I'm on of those guys that has more takeoffs than landings..." wild story and everyone in it was professional as hell. Great speaker and great dude in person.
@nenadmomic4 жыл бұрын
Even the guys who shot him down! They also did a great job! Greetings from Serbia
@HoosierPilot4 жыл бұрын
My testosterone levels increased by 33% from listening to this story.
@sebastien33514 жыл бұрын
Testosterone, is a wonderful drug when performing under stress!
@SnackBar7624 жыл бұрын
33% from 0% it’s a start at least!
@DonnieDin3 жыл бұрын
@@SnackBar762 maybe one day you’ll get up to 33%
@TheDa67813 жыл бұрын
more like cortisole
@HoosierPilot3 жыл бұрын
@@TheDa6781 😂
@code123ns4 жыл бұрын
Thanks for the clarification of the video. I first saw this back in 2000 in a museum installation in Novi Sad where you could watch the video while sitting in the actual ejection seat from the airplane that was shot down. The seat is still on display, now in the aviation museum in Belgrade, along with pieces of the F-117, Tomahawks and a full size wooden MiG-29 decoy.
@toddb9304 жыл бұрын
With that coolness after getting hit, he must have played that scenario over in his mind thousands of times. He knew exactly what to check over and what to do based on what functionality he had. Great story. Much better outcome than many of the shoot downs during Vietnam.
@christianarboleda78724 жыл бұрын
Do a breakdown of an f16 pilot evading 6 SAMs from 1991
@ArcherAC34 жыл бұрын
That'd be awesome. Or even some Vipers in the Storm video footage there is out there.
@oldfart69384 жыл бұрын
Without Chaff / ECM..
@ultidaguy4 жыл бұрын
Here's the vid: kzbin.info/www/bejne/aKbLZayDdt1li6M
@brandondaniels94714 жыл бұрын
Took the words RIGHT OUT OF MY MOUTH... 😉😂
@pwr2al44 жыл бұрын
I would love to hear a breakdown of the BENJY 53 incident from 17 Feb 1991 over Iraq.
@ebbonemint3 жыл бұрын
Pilot: “Stop saying my position” Enemy: “damn” (Bright orange and white parachute appears) Enemy: “He had us in the first half, I’m not gonna lie”
@redonsundays3 жыл бұрын
It was 2am, they didn't see a thing
@epicmaniscool42173 жыл бұрын
@@redonsundays they could still see it that’s why they sent a search party to try and find him and capture him
@ShopperPlug3 жыл бұрын
I don’t understand how the enemy could hear the US military’s radio communication. Was it not a secure communication?
@IzmGunner013 жыл бұрын
@@ShopperPlug Radios work off radio waves, if anyone is determined enough they could find the right channel and listen to anything being transferred over radio waves.
@ShopperPlug3 жыл бұрын
@@IzmGunner01 No that’s horse crap my friend. Read my original comment carefully again. I said how can the enemy hear the US military’s communication if it was a secure communication. You probably don’t know the vast complexity radio wave communication really is. It is not just a simple “radio wave” as what a 7 years old is taught in school. You have your typical analog waves and the new digital radio waves. With the digital radio waves, it behaves like analog radio waves but has some serious complex math and algorithm implemented to send and receive digital logic communication between two parties using analog radio waves. With digital logic implementation, the communication can be encrypted and secure, which means no one would know jack shit in the radio channel the US military is communicating. You need to crack or decrypt the digital logic encryption in order to understand the radio wave communication. It’s not easy. Only a smart person who knows these specific details of history events like these can answer the question if the communication was secure or what not. The pilot seemed hella paranoid or it’s just a good habit to say as little information as possible because end of the day… Russians hackers really knows how to crack and hack things. I would be horrified if the communication was not a secure communication…
@shok241992 жыл бұрын
"That others may live" is, without a doubt, the most badass motto ever used by any military unit ever.
@radoToy Жыл бұрын
The coast guard's old unofficial "you have to go out, but you don't have to come back" is kinda up there as well imo
@Peakfreud Жыл бұрын
@@radoToy As someone who's served in the Coast Guard, Really appreciate you mentioning That one and Acknowledging it. "Semper Paratus"
@rickbrackett77383 ай бұрын
Great, classic story! I worked for Davi Goldfien when he was an O-6....after this incident. I work in his Command and Control Staff. Not only was he a very accomplished F16 driver...he is an incredibly humble and soft spoken man.
@DragonPilot4 жыл бұрын
Brings back memories of radio chatter between aircraft when I flew Cobra gunships in Vietnam...very similar scenarios.
@keymind1174 жыл бұрын
That's awesome. I can't begin to imagine how stressful that job would be.
@MrMiD.Life.Crisis4 жыл бұрын
It seems crazy that the Cobras were around that long! When you started flying them, were they almost brand new? (as you can tell I'm not a pilot but) as a kid I always loved the Cobras.
@thewyliestcoyote4 жыл бұрын
I wish I had seen this before I met General Goldfein earlier this year. Not only is he cool under pressure but surprisingly cool when confronted with jokes about being a member of the more takeoffs than landings club.
@sharkfn26784 жыл бұрын
so impressive how calm he stays!
@kballs944 жыл бұрын
surreality and adrenaline the ultimate combination
@danbowen35504 жыл бұрын
Wow C.W...this brought me back. I was TDY filling a gap for Intel Ops at the 510th FS...I took the call from the CAOC asking for Hammer's SAR Card...I had to repeat twice that it wasn't our jet (Hammer was with the 'Nickle' 555th FS). It was a surreal experience to be involved in bringing someone back...never forget it. There were a couple of other 'funny' things that happened that will never make it into any article but it was just an incredible time to be there.
@ZacharyCox4 жыл бұрын
He had to glide down because those giant balls outweighed the available thrust.
@1974lionsfan4 жыл бұрын
😂
@ThunderSims4 жыл бұрын
😂
@NCTuskie4 жыл бұрын
I learned this is ground school
@longshot76014 жыл бұрын
And the ice in his veins were freezing up the A/C systems.
@actross894 жыл бұрын
Big balls to bomb third world country without any serious fire power
@bebright150004 жыл бұрын
Mr. Lemoine - First, thank you for your many years of service! Second - I love your commentary from a person who lived it. It is incredibly fascinating and have made it through many of your videos. I was a crew chief on a c-141 for a brief time, and worked in aviation awhile too. Spent my 4 years in the AF as a missle cop (crew chief in the reserves). Served in the first gulf war. Love you mix stuff from my generation and beyond. Keep it up sir!
@dannyray38534 жыл бұрын
I really enjoy the insight you give with translating the jargon. I had seen this HUD before but dang!! it really adds a level of reality when you break it down and explain what we are actually seeing and hearing.
@koreysmith3635 Жыл бұрын
Outstanding vid. Your comments, insight and explanation are much appreciated!
@milspeccress88644 жыл бұрын
“Hammer this is Magic, can you give me Flash?” Probably the coolest sounding line
@prissymommylife64024 жыл бұрын
😎👌🏽 What Does It Mean?
@azstang86904 жыл бұрын
@@prissymommylife6402 its the AWACS controller ‘Magic’ talking to Hammer. Magic is asking for the equivalent of an electronic ping (here I am!) from Hammer for Magic to identify Hammer’s location.
@prissymommylife64024 жыл бұрын
AZ Stang Wow! I Really Appreciate Your Explanation. Thank You So Much! 😘🙏🏽
@underhillcody69354 жыл бұрын
The “PJ’s” to the rescue. Outstanding job all around.
@hc130radio4 жыл бұрын
Flash is for him to enable his mode 4 transponder. On the E-3 his position on the screen flashes
@anthonyvespia66622 ай бұрын
First off, Thank You! Three of my uncles served. Army, Airforce, and Navy, in Vietnam. I lost two of them, 3 yrs ago. I didn't know he was hit, I thought he had a fuel leak, at first. Great breakdown. Thank you again. 🙏 🪖 🇺🇸
@PeferG174 жыл бұрын
What a fucking badass... "Start finding me boys" and "I'm a glider now" How did his plane even take off with the weight of his massive balls of steel
@nikolak50033 жыл бұрын
We gave your pilot back...
@MartinGarcia-ok5hb4 жыл бұрын
Definitely has to be scary being hit with a missile. My job in the Navy was anti-ship missile defense so I definitely wanted to be good at it
@mjl1966y4 жыл бұрын
R2-D2?
@MartinGarcia-ok5hb4 жыл бұрын
@@mjl1966y EW but was good buddies with the FC's
@raandyy4 жыл бұрын
@@MartinGarcia-ok5hb birds away salvo size 2!
@MartinGarcia-ok5hb4 жыл бұрын
@@raandyy right on!
@LadanBeton4 жыл бұрын
Yeah, not as scary as being bombed though.
@johnhickman79224 жыл бұрын
I have the FLIR video and audio from the lead MH-53M on the rescue. The lead aircraft commander retired a few years back as an O-6 (also was my old squadron commander) and the co-pilot on lead is now a 1-star and former 1st Special Operations Wing commander. I have some good buddies that were on that rescue that night, both on MH-53s and the MH-60G. Pave Low Leads
@louispenn92534 жыл бұрын
3 months before I was born, and yet I'm here filling out my RAF application. That's surreal.
@eidwsatan41004 жыл бұрын
good luck
@Anuj-24 жыл бұрын
Good luck!
@louispenn92534 жыл бұрын
@@Anuj-2 @eidwsatan Thank you!
@kalebsantiago45104 жыл бұрын
You got this ❤️
@maciejslowik32184 жыл бұрын
Go get em and keep us informed
@Schindlerphoto4 жыл бұрын
I was in the 555FS when this happened, Dave Goldfein was our commander, one of the best squadron commanders I ever had. We were all sick to our stomachs when he got shot down.
@bassett_green7 ай бұрын
Was he injured?
@Dave_B333 жыл бұрын
This is intense stuff. Thanks so much for posting this. I have so much respect for our service folk, who go and do this job everyday. Love them all.
@Geezimac4 жыл бұрын
Fingers was the best CC I ever worked for. I was a young E5 and an Avionics tech back then...I was also the ECM/RTWS guy...my heart sank when I heard the news when I got to shift that morning...only to be relieved when they told me “oh but we picked him up...he’s back now” great CC was an even better CSAF.
@bassett_green7 ай бұрын
Was he injured at all?
@somethingelse48784 жыл бұрын
Morning from Britain, its 6:30am and im watching this. Loved the F16 in my 20s
@pushing2throttles4 жыл бұрын
Because this story ended well, I really appreciate this. Would love for you to do more hud footage analysis. It would be helpful if you could give more details to help the average civilian commerical pilot understand his military brethren. Those chopper crews that rescued hammer 34 are great.
@copflyer65694 жыл бұрын
Wow! Great story Mover. My wife and I are up in the Northeast for Xmas and it helped to watch this and help the great dinner we had at one of our son’s house to settle. This Military hero deserves his position. Hope you had a great Xmas. Bill from Slidell.
@guestimator1212 жыл бұрын
+Cop Flyer Cool story except that back on planet Earth, and it is a known thing is Serbia, Serbian army had explicity orders not to capture him because they were afraid you animals would bomb hospitals and other civilian buildiings again in retaliation. Not that you haven't been targetting civilians the whole time, but you were pretty butthurt anytime some guy of yours get captured and beaten up a bit. In this particular case, the cops were sent explicitly to stop local villagers from grabing your general.
@JollyGreenFE4 жыл бұрын
A great story indeed! And one that we in AF Rescue are very proud of! (Gen. Goldfein (Ret) was quite happy with his Rescue forces as well for the remainder of his career!). ;)
@awcleve4 жыл бұрын
Much respect to you sir, and all who ride or drive the jolly greens!
@glosteradv4 жыл бұрын
Fun fact, the same SAM battery shot down F-117, same commander Zoltan Dani
@Pilot5454 жыл бұрын
Didn’t know this. A lot of people also do not know that their SAM operators were among the best. Fingers was my Ops Group Commander (O-6) at Mtn Home AFB. He was again my boss a few years later as AFCENT/CC. Great dude! I had the pleasure of hearing his story in person a few times.
@MrControlfreaks4 жыл бұрын
Dani Zoltan actually became friends with the pilot he shot down after the war. He has a bakery in a small village close to Belgrade. And a piece of the F-117 is displayed in an aviation musem in Belgrade. :) And he is actually hungarian. Born and raised in Serbia. en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/1999_F-117A_shootdown
@sgtrpcommand37784 жыл бұрын
That's interesting to hear, and I think its always cool to hear that they met up after the war.
@bestestusername4 жыл бұрын
There is good interveiws with the serb commander and he was an extrememly well sorted guy, constantly moving position, lots of training for his boys, very good outfit. Its fantastic that the 2 "enemies" meet after and had no anamosity towards each other
@OverG884 жыл бұрын
Zoltan Dani did a very careful selection for his crew. A lot of soldiers failed at the stress test.
@EDCandLace4 жыл бұрын
I'm a glider boys and start finding me boys. The amount of calmness that man had after a hostile area missle strike was just insane.
@michajastrzebski43834 жыл бұрын
yeah, he says that in a tone like hes just buying coffee at a damned cafeteria or something. Cohones extraordinaire.
@BETTER.ART.2 жыл бұрын
Fun fact: The pilot survived and proceeded to change his name to Owen Wilson for safety reasons. He then pursued a Hollywood acting career and eventually landed a role in a 2001 movie called "Behind Enemy Lines" in which he got to play himself.
@ReveredDead4 жыл бұрын
BADASS FREAKING MAN. His story literally sounds like it could be a mission in a video game. Or a movie. He deserves his story to be told. Just think, somewhere out in the rural fields of Serbia. Is General Goldfein's Barretta in the dirt.
@Andre-ff4hp4 жыл бұрын
Man it is complicated, 100 miles in that heel means alot,. How l saw his engine failed over Serbia, But he glided west. To Bosnia, Tuzla city, where are Bosnian Muslim majority so he was safe and saved. If he was little more concentrated and turn stick to the north west and if it was day he would succeed to land in Croatia Airport. Heroic and professional he was. U have The movie "Behind enemies lines" how l saw all thrue,
@Vapor00403 жыл бұрын
He was my base commander when I was at Spandahlem AB Germany. Met him several times and heard him speak about it. He’s an amazing person and leader. It really was an honor.
@pontiacGXPfan3 жыл бұрын
Spang? Were you there when Trigger Stevenson became a mig killer?
@Vapor00403 жыл бұрын
@@pontiacGXPfan not sure when that happened. I was there 2000-2006
@pontiacGXPfan3 жыл бұрын
@@Vapor0040 this was in 93 so you might've missed it. He's a airline pilot now
@cdv-xz4yw4 жыл бұрын
Commentary on the hud video of the F16 that avoided 6 SAM launches on inbound and egress to target on 1991/01/19 during the beginning of the Iraq war would be a great video as well.
@dmsdmullins4 жыл бұрын
"Stroke-3 Flight" First Gulf-War, Package Q Airstrike. SAMs hit one F-16 just as the last bombs were striking the oil refinery. As the flight egressed Baghdad, evading SAMs, another missile impacted near another F-16. Both aircraft were lost, but their pilots survived the war as POWs. One of the two lost aircraft managed to fly for 150 miles on the return route after taking an SA-3 missile just south of Baghdad, before the engine quit.[1] In all, the participants in the wild ride over the capital counted twenty SAMs in the air; one pilot dodged no fewer than six. Many of the F-16 aircraft sustained major or minor damage, but stayed airworthy.
@ronjessie81944 жыл бұрын
That was showing coolness under pressure, and I definitely felt the chills.
@galicije834 жыл бұрын
He was very lucky that night because second rocket missed him by a mile. Rocket have tracking problem, witch was resolved later that May (not rocket but SNR-125 guidance radar)...But still he has steel nerves....
@RViPVO4 жыл бұрын
That's why s-125 always shoot two missiles. There is no option to shoot only one. Chances are 75-90% to hit with one, but with 2 it's almost 100%.
@johnnyroastbeef30483 жыл бұрын
The pilot has balls of steel. So glad you guys found him quickly. That was a nasty time in war. Does sound like it was Behind Enemy Lines. Always love that movie.
@1GTX13 жыл бұрын
I remember reading a news article on CNN where pilots said that their planes were shaking from missile explosions in the air, sometimes countless number of missiles were fired at the same time (800 missiles in total in the entire conflict fired at NATO planes) and long time ago i saw few intense videos from British pilots dodging missiles. On some occasions multiple ground radar systems were turned on at the same time in a small area. One for example would be a bait, few would be turned on for 10 seconds and turned off, so that pilots would waste their missiles and miss the radar (One anti radar missile landed in Bulgarian capital, after Yugoslav unit turned of their radar), and some radars would be on for a long time to be able to track the plane. Same tactic used in Vietnam war but way more often back than to confuse the pilots.
@guestimator1212 жыл бұрын
+Johnny roastbeef No, Zoltan Dani, the guy who shot him down had balls of steel. Unlike your general, he didn't have 1000 airplanes on his side and population of 700 million, US Navy and sattelites, Tomahawks and God-knows-what on his side, Dani had an old Soviet SA-3 from 60's and he still managed to take down one F-117 and F-16. His unit even had problems turning on their radars because they were being scanned by dozens of aircraft all the time. The fact they were able to score any hits and walk away is a miracle, not that some douche-bag propping up another regime change with 1200 air craft and Tomahawks behind him to be the one unlucky basterd to get shot by something which was obsolete 30 years before the events took place.
@hiker640124 жыл бұрын
I forgot to mention; his brother “Goldy” is a good dude also. I know him from my days working as a defense contractor as we were at the company and had mutual flying buddies. Goldy and I had a talk one day about leadership. As smart as he was, and with quite an exceptional career himself, he really praised his brother Fingers a lot during that discussion. IOW, he was secure enough in who he was to heap large helpings of praise on his brother. Not many people can do that sincerely from what I’ve seen, but it came very easy or natural for him to do it for his brother. Their parents did a good job raising them to instill the many positive character traits they both exhibited. - Ronbo
@64wing4 жыл бұрын
Had the good fortune to meet Gen. Goldfein last year. He was good fun to speak with, his security detail were a load of fun as well. I was presented his challenge coin by his security detail at his direction when he heard I was leaving and couldn't do so himself. Just such a neat experience.
@WxWaterFire4 жыл бұрын
I love how he still stays in close contact with the PJs and crew that saved him.
@StrikeEagleCinema3 жыл бұрын
I am stationed at Moody AFB, the base where the rescue group that came after him is stationed, and I got to meet him on a pass through to see the PJs. You don't know gratitude until you see that kinda gratitude
@Krystalmyth3 жыл бұрын
Sounds like the Air Force picked the right man to promote. From what Ive read hes one of the most respected officers in the air force in recent memory.
@brandonfox16172 жыл бұрын
After 10 years in the Army and three combat deployments to Afghanistan I am always amazed to think back to a super sketchy situation or engagement that ended with all of us sitting around in a circle talking shit and eating. I miss that
@gregmaupin89294 жыл бұрын
I’ve seen three ejections on or near my aircraft carrier, my hat is off to those who fly fighters.
@1974lionsfan4 жыл бұрын
Thank you for your service👍
@gregmaupin89294 жыл бұрын
To be clear I observed firsthand an ejection of a KA-6 Intruder ejection on the catapult.
@pontiacGXPfan3 жыл бұрын
What carrier were you on?
@gregorymaupin63883 жыл бұрын
@@pontiacGXPfan Forrestal, Lexington and the Carl Vincent
@pontiacGXPfan3 жыл бұрын
@@gregorymaupin6388 forrestal didn't have F18 Legacies until the early 90s and i think all those carriers are all retired now except for the Carl Vinson
@nicksmth334 жыл бұрын
Loved that you helped explain sayings and conversations that people who don’t fly don’t understand
@GT-fh5no4 жыл бұрын
Love that he stayed calm, and right to the end had his eye on staying alive, following protocol and knowing that the US and UK, we don't leave people behind. Just as an aside, maybe do a breakdown of the Russian pilot shot down over Syria who once surrounded by isis blew himself up with a grenade, rather than end up in a snuff video. That was also worthy.
@brucebratschi43004 жыл бұрын
Awesome. Thank You. Thank him, thank the rescue folks, hell , thanks to all. ❤️
@draganmilinov54704 жыл бұрын
I am from Serbia and I was mobilized in that unfortunate 1999. On the night of May 2, I was at VOST (VISUAL SURVEILLANCE OF THE FIELD). That night, I was sitting on a meadow with a radio station and personal weapons (AK 48 and a BERETA F 22 pistol) and watching the sky over Serbia. We were not allowed to turn on the radars and use any technique because we were weaker against you both militarily and technically. I also know a man who was in charge of the air defense that night and who was responsible for shooting down f 16. That night we knew your every move, the pilot who landed on Serbian soil, as well as the units you sent on a rescue mission. The military did not want to look for your pilot or in any way stop your rescue operation. We even ensured that you entered our territory safely and pulled out your pilot. That was our policy then, so that they would not resent you even more and so that they would not shoot at our civilian targets, because you also knew how to do that. That pilot was searched by ordinary people that night with hunting rifles, and whoever had what, about thirty people from that nearby village were looking for him with civilian vehicles through the night. The army was ordered to intercept civilians and not allow them to interfere in your action in any way. So much from me. I just want to say that it wasn't all as "cool" as the gentleman wants to portray. It is also heard in the voice of the pilot who was brought down that he did not care at all and that he was scared, which is completely normal, understandable and simply human (if it were not otherwise normal) he still fell into the then "enemy territory". I want you to know that by any chance it was ordered that night, I'm sure none of your soldiers would return home alive. Thank GOD, so even then there were people who had enough understanding not to deepen the conflict that you started and to kill each other as soon as possible. Do you know that that year was the most beautiful spring in the last 100 years, know that for many of us that spring did not exist that year. There were many civilian casualties that year and much innocent blood was shed. It was, it passed and it never happened again. Let us never forget the innocent victims who lost their lives that beautiful spring (such as Mila, who was only 3 years old), without being involved in any segment in that insane killing and savagery. I wish you all all the best and may there be peace in the future !!!
@bbeelluuttaakk4 жыл бұрын
Dont ruin their story lol. They like to make fairytales and movies later on based on them. The army command was affraid of the retaliatory attack on the civilian targets (a method that this criminal organization has already done several times before whenever they were hit). Our guys shot down the god damn F-16 and they think the army couldnt destroy several helicopters..our brothers on the other side of Drina though..probably would have strap the pilot to a radar:)
@user-di5rm9ee1p4 жыл бұрын
Yep, we also had orders to let them pick up pilots. Once it was very close since they were going straight to our position. I was in 12. brigade arj pvo near Beska. And I dont wish them all the best but all the worst, since I know how cowardly they behaved targeting civilians when they couldnt find us, and I say COWARDS because they didnt fly lower to find us...it is much easier to shot civilian target than to engage in real fight. bitches.
@dejanvojvodic11694 жыл бұрын
@@bbeelluuttaakk lol, straping pilots or any military man was really shocking when it happened ... i wonder if there are stories of those poor men anywhere on internet? ... i cant remeber now were they members of peacekeeping mission or regular army ?
@IAMSEYMOURMUSIC4 жыл бұрын
That's one hell of a reply
@RViPVO4 жыл бұрын
Great reply. But western propaganda in making savages of us. Of course we could down any of their helicopters. We shot down F117, and maybe two more F117, but they fell somewhere else and we shot B2. And they think we could not shoot down helicopters. I served in 126. brigade, but haven't been in war because i was born few years earliers, but i have honour to serve with people who were there and who told me what was happening and what our men did to fight against whole Europe and US. Many things they told me was never said anywhere in media because west forbids that. And radars they used back in that days are still operational and still work good and of course we still see every exercise and everything that surrounding NATO countries are doing. 🇷🇸
@davidrobins40254 жыл бұрын
Thanks for telling this story - one of many, I'm sure. What brave pilots and super brave guys who executed the rescue.
@guitardavepdx4 жыл бұрын
I gotta hand it to y'all who serve. I was never able too and thank you guys for doing what you do so I can sleep at night
@Chris_Martin7074 жыл бұрын
This is the best breakdown video you've done.
@komsomolac4 жыл бұрын
Being friends with one member of the crew of the unit that shot him down (the same guys shot down F-117) I know the other part of this story as well. Both stories are quite thrilling.
@userAnonymous901234 жыл бұрын
Would be glad to hear it :)
@hueynapalm4 жыл бұрын
What’s the story
@SnackBar7624 жыл бұрын
He’s lying like a bitch
@Aboleo803 жыл бұрын
I swear every Serb on KZbin claims they a friends with someone from the crew 🙄
@simescales2 жыл бұрын
@@Aboleo80 Serbia is not a big country so most are probably true. I didn't meet any of that crew, but I remember seeing a fireball in the sky when F117 was shot down.
@lynnecheermom4 жыл бұрын
Incredible story, very chilling words when you understand the situation, wow! Nerves of steel paid off followed by a great rescue. Thanks Mover.
@gavinross20404 жыл бұрын
I've met Gen Goldfein a few times, he is such a great leader and true badass. In his office he displays his boots that he was wearing when he was downed. He painted them green and filled them with concrete in honor of the Jolly Green AF rescue squadron that pulled him from the desert. I hope he is enjoying retirement.
@irishwings164 жыл бұрын
Thanks for sharing this. Awesome timing, too, given GEN Goldfein's retirement a couple months ago.
@nutsbutdum4 жыл бұрын
That would be cool if we could get Dave Goldfein to do an interview with you.
@sebastien33514 жыл бұрын
"Oh yes", that would be great!
@ernielarkin47934 жыл бұрын
I'm assuming, if he became chief of staff. He wasn't exactly the rebel they portrayed him as in the movies?
@Mugdorna4 жыл бұрын
@@ernielarkin4793 That film was terrible.
@shanechandler48504 жыл бұрын
Thank you for breaking this down.
@wildbronco0384 жыл бұрын
I remember reading Scott O'Grady's "Basher Five-Two" book as a kid. Truly amazing stories.
@fastkarr82563 жыл бұрын
@Scott Graham I read Lone Survivor that Navy SEAL book that was an amazing true life story
@MaxMax-nb1lm3 жыл бұрын
I think the Scott O'Grady extraction was the one he was referring to as not following protocol, The book sounds a little different than the reality.
@chriszilar36572 жыл бұрын
Got to know the door gunner on that rescue mission! He was the Command Chief at Luke AFB…..just retired. He is the most humble awesome dude! So thankful for Airmen like these❤🇺🇸🥃
@thehypnotist4 жыл бұрын
I was on air defence systems during Kosovo 99. We could see all the AAA and some of the aircraft going backwards and forwards on missions whilst ground troops sat in Macedonia waiting to go in to Kosovo. Kosovo was the weirdest conflict I think I ever saw in my 12 year career! Thanks for the videos buddy !
@draganlj77824 жыл бұрын
Yoi just wait. Once we got a chance to move back we'll be there to claim our lands. In a year, ten or a hundred years
@moisesperez46053 жыл бұрын
Keep bringing up videos like this, enjoy you give me an explanation on what’s happening, I am visually impaired so I enjoy how are you, describes the situation.
@marko171904 жыл бұрын
When that happend I was 14 years old 10km from that willge in small city obrenovac.. I lookd planes and aaa shooting from my balcony...
@scuderia747bhp4 жыл бұрын
I ja brate, 16-17 godina. Medvedja na granici sa kosovom.....inače cela porodica je živela na kosovu....mamicu im Kako vole da glume heroje a nepričaju Kako su bolnice i vozove gadjali.....
@VladimirTironi4 жыл бұрын
@@scuderia747bhp Srbska vojska je četiri godine razarala bolnice u Hrvatskoj. Pogledaj bolnice u Vukovaru i Pakracu npr.
@defamationlaw4 жыл бұрын
@@VladimirTironi war is bad. Horrible horrible
@VladimirTironi4 жыл бұрын
@@defamationlaw when English and USA started with bombing of Germany in WW2 there was saying: Who sows wind will harvest storm. After four years of bloody war when Serbian forces bombarded Slovenia, Croatia, Bosnia and Hercegovina, and Kosovo what Serbian government expected? Nobel prize for peace?
@n3v3rov4t4n3 жыл бұрын
@@VladimirTironi You will get nobel price for toxic lies,enjoy your misery!
@Phlook4 жыл бұрын
I have watched a lot of your videos over the years, and let me tell you; this camera looks fantastic. It's been a while since i've tuned in, so maybe it's not new new; but it's amazing. the bocca looks great, very nice sharpness in the eye.
@arisl80164 жыл бұрын
The story goes that when he got back to Aviano, the flight surgeon wanted to evaluate him. He told him that he only had x amount of time to examine him because he was going in to crew rest and was ready to start flying the next day.
@GeeBee9092 жыл бұрын
He can't flying the day if he ejects from an aircraft. There is a waiting period involved for safety reasons
@arisl80162 жыл бұрын
@@GeeBee909 not necessarily during contingency operations. I know a guy, personally who flew a day after ejecting while we were in Afghanistan.
@chriss93404 жыл бұрын
I was in the AF as an A1C TDY to Aviano in 94 when we lost a 16 in bosnia. I was a 46130 at the time (AMMO IFYAAYAS) working Line-D. Aviano was awesome. The A10s used to come back in scraps, held together with luck. F15-Es from Lakenheath ruled the skies. I am a proud veteran. Love your videos. subd
@bbeelluuttaakk4 жыл бұрын
I've heard many times the stories of my poeple's Air defense guys and even regular soldiers with manpads and AA guns that fired on that god damn plane and hitting it and damaging it but manages to escape to Macedonia or Albania..really tough plane to destroy
@NoName-fr6mp2 жыл бұрын
@@bbeelluuttaakk u talking about the a10 warthog ?
@bbeelluuttaakk2 жыл бұрын
@@NoName-fr6mp well obviously:) the Fs were anyway flying well above several km
@NoName-fr6mp2 жыл бұрын
@@bbeelluuttaakk those flying tanks
@bbeelluuttaakk2 жыл бұрын
@@NoName-fr6mp yep...sad to hear our guys didnt bring at least one of them down
@StrikeEagleCinema3 жыл бұрын
"Lt. Col Goldfein" is a weird thing to hear when you know that he was saved by your rescue group and became "General Goldfein" the CSAF
@auntykriest4 ай бұрын
Goldfien is the shining example of a professional fighter pilot. He evaded and communicated by the book and got himself recovered fast. Less than a week later he was back in the saddle. He didn't do everything wrong and then quit the AF immediately and try to convince everyone he's supposed to be some kind of hero when he f'ed off back to 'merkuh...like someone else that got shot down in Bosnia. I was there for both.
@maxwellclark69924 жыл бұрын
Excellent video, especially coming from a former viper pilot, Mover, do you think you can do the HUD footage of Stroke 3 dodging 6 SAM’s during the gulf war?
@christianarboleda78724 жыл бұрын
Man that video scares me. What a terrifying situation
@olivialambert41244 жыл бұрын
Apparently his countermeasures were broken too, shot at 6 times and he got out with his skill alone.
@SeekerHead4 жыл бұрын
@@olivialambert4124 he was later shot down
@fighter_pilot_16984 жыл бұрын
@@SeekerHead not on that sortie he wasn’t
@theonedude1294 жыл бұрын
Calm cool and collected. You guys are all warriors what a terrifying but awesome story thanks for shining light on it!
@JohnJohn-km6fs4 жыл бұрын
You should also be aware that serbian dudes on opposite side also had nerves of steel.:-) It is not easy to fight world's remaining superpower with product of 60s, okay they had also AN/TPS-70, 63 as early warning radars, but you got the point. Keep the good work C.W. :-)
@ThomasCallahanJr4 жыл бұрын
The more I learn about what actually happened there... the more I’m convinced we fought against the wrong people.
@RsRj-qd2cg4 жыл бұрын
The SAM commander who shot down the F-117 had his men practice shutting down and moving their sites in two minutes to minimize the time they could be shot at by HARMs. He dismissed anyone who he thought couldn't handle the pressure of being targeted. There were also the MiG-29 pilots who sortied without functioning RWRs, including one who was seconds away from getting a missile off before his plane was hit. A few desperate pilots who took off in trainers to try to disrupt raids against their hometowns. The Serbs were definitely more motivated than the Iraqis. It did help that Serbia is mountainous and the weather wasn't very good for much of the campaign.
@TheGranicd4 жыл бұрын
250th AD enters chat. xD
@csabascs59134 жыл бұрын
@@RsRj-qd2cg The SAM commander who shot down the F117 was the same one who shot down this F16: Zoltan Dani. Indeed he trained his team to pack and move in half the standard time reqmt, but it wasn’t 2 minutes, it was sg like half an hour, if I remember well. The SA-3 is not a self-mobile platform, so that would be impossble. He also used many false transmitters to lure HARMs away from the real target. He was a very clever guy indeed - a baker btw in civil life, not even a professional soldier but a reservist, who continued his civil profession after the war...
@nostromokg4 жыл бұрын
@@ThomasCallahanJr We were hoping that one day America is going to see what they had done in Serbia... Thank you for your nice words.
@turcenoarthurjamil43643 жыл бұрын
"start finding me boys" dude that give me chills👌
@solarwizzo86674 жыл бұрын
I was airborne that night in a German ECR TORNADO. Our AOR was further South over Kosovo doing SEAD down there. We were on different frequencies, so I did not hear his famous calls. Our mission was terminated as soon as the word of an unlucky jet was spread. Our post strike AAR was cancelled because all tankers were held for the CSAR mission. We had to divert to Gioia del Colle in Southern Italy, perform a 4am gas and go to make it back to our homebase Picenza in northern Italy. By the time we landed in Piazenza, Hammer 34 was already back in Aviano with his squadron! That was a night, I will never forget.
@ClydeAlb4 жыл бұрын
🇦🇱🇽🇰❤🇩🇪 danken ! Thank you for your service in the name of All Albanians
@nmsrecords63744 жыл бұрын
My weapons crew loaded and launched General Goldfein's F-16 that night "The Flagship." To find out he had been shot down spread quickly in the squadron and everyone on our shift refused to go home until he was found and returned home. He literally landed in a C130 recovery and rescue aircraft, exited and hugged his wife, waved at his unit and others out on the flight line, and went to the flight doctor to get checked. He was cleared and returned back to duty the next day and flew all over again... He embodies the definition of American heroism. I'm proud to have served with him, my armed forces brethren, and foreign allies.
@Nghilifa4 жыл бұрын
Stupid question: Aren't the comms encrypted? (Referring to Hammer 34 requesting that they should stop talking about his position)
@dsdy12054 жыл бұрын
would you bet your life on it being encrypted?
@DeltaEntropy4 жыл бұрын
Why do you worry about your house getting robbed? Don’t you have locks?
@petemitchell99964 жыл бұрын
Most of the comms are encrypted. Important flight data of course. There are many things our (Serbian) SAM operators couldn't understand.
@josephking65154 жыл бұрын
What if someone unintentionally transmits on 123.45. That ain't encrypted.
@stab744 жыл бұрын
As a prior service Army commo guy, I was wondering the same thing. We changed COMSEC regularly in Iraq. Not sure what things were like in 99 though.
@daneapeterson4 жыл бұрын
Awesome story. Loved your books btw. Looking forward to the next one
@eltoroloco19364 жыл бұрын
Pilot after ejecting: "Alright, evade just like training." Also pilot while floating down: ::Looks up:: Alrighty then...
@SirBrass4 жыл бұрын
This guy has ice water in his veins, he's so cool and calm in a situation you'd expect someone to be VERY stressed, especially when it's all dark and you can't even see your altitude to know when to eject.
@seatedliberty4 жыл бұрын
"Start finding me boys" and "Let's roll" should be carved in granite at the entrance to the BAMF hall of fame.
@ilyafilru4 жыл бұрын
Somewhere on KZbin there's an interview with a Serbian officer who was tasked with capturing the pilot. I've always found it interesting to hear what the other side has to say.
@stralllee81183 жыл бұрын
Can you give me link?
@kyleharmse59684 жыл бұрын
How'd the HUD tape get back into US hands? Recovered by SAR? Genuinely curious
@stormingdemon4 жыл бұрын
From the article: "The cockpit recording, which Goldfein confirmed was his, was recovered by the Serbs in the wreckage of his jet and has since made its way onto KZbin."
@kyleharmse59684 жыл бұрын
@@stormingdemon Thanks!
@cassiespencer61344 жыл бұрын
@@stormingdemon Thankfully he didn't end up on KZbin (which didn't exist at that time).
@michajastrzebski43834 жыл бұрын
@@cassiespencer6134 or worse yet, liveleak.
@DavidPennable3 жыл бұрын
I just poured a shot for this dude, nothing but respect
@perazdera58714 жыл бұрын
Pozdrav iz Srbije !
@dragonage2002 жыл бұрын
“Shared war stories, looked at the bullet holes in the helicopter, and then went for breakfast” What a way to end an unforgettable day
@LycansInc4 жыл бұрын
Just don't forget it that Serbs saved 500 US airmen in WW2 from Nazis and that Serbs fought and defend western Europe 500 years against evil from the east, please read the history and then judge the oldest European nation, we are old defenders of christianity, big respect to the US pilots.
@tanit4 жыл бұрын
Love the new video camera and focus setup, nice work!
@joeangeles93834 жыл бұрын
Can you please also break down Lt Col Zelko's(the F-117 pilot) shootdown and rescue, if possible? We the viewers would love to hear your insights on that event since you covered General Goldfein's(he was my wing CC at one time when he was an F-117 pilot) shootdown during the same conflict. Thank you.
@trevorcoyle5173 жыл бұрын
Got to see this man in BMT last year a few months before Gen Brown took his seat. Was privileged enough to lay down some mulch around the squadron before his arrival. He’s a legend.
@STASHYNSKYI4 жыл бұрын
F-16 was shoot down with late 60 Neva air defence sistem ,F-117 Nighthawk also (some adjustments was done) Sorry we didn't know it was invisible ! Best greets from Serbia .
@serbiangamer1014 жыл бұрын
Hell yeah fuck nato 🤟
@testy4624 жыл бұрын
117 is first gen and out dated stealth.
@serbiangamer1014 жыл бұрын
@@testy462 not in 1999
@IshinoRed4 жыл бұрын
You can totally tell he is already thinking two steps ahead. Remaining totally calm and collected the entire time. One hell of a pilot.
@christopherrasmussen87184 жыл бұрын
Was in Sig when this was going down. Big time happy when we heard
@streetgangtm4 жыл бұрын
Of all the times hearing dirt, mud, and singer in training I could never imagine that sinking feeling of having to say it or hear it for real.
@Rojomanzana4384 жыл бұрын
Weird....I thought the pilots name was Owen Wilson....
@squigglenutsfosheegie19944 жыл бұрын
Bro, I just laughed so hard at this comment. If only more people know of Behind Enemy Lines, and how it was pulled from actual events.
@MaxiimTribe3 жыл бұрын
Cant confuse bad assery and propaganda.
@ryanrahebi94902 жыл бұрын
Plus Owen Wilson was a WSO in the back so her wasn’t doing jack shit in the airplane lol
@uscg13814 жыл бұрын
Love your video! Keep um coming!
@truthseeker48174 жыл бұрын
Start Finding me Boys.. "I wanna be Chief of Staff..." The missing part of that RT call
@xIRISHxSMOKEx4 жыл бұрын
my father was the weapons load crew chief in aviano when this happened they called him Pap. not many people know about the triple nickel squadron. i only know from the awards and pictures my father has got on the wall from the triple nickel and the storys he tells me now that im older but he remembers this well. the crazzy thing is i was there while all this war was going on but i was only 9 years old and had no idea what was going on why dad was working so much. Goldfein handled this situation with ease. awsome footage